[Travel] Esso Tiger Tokens what did you save up for?

Doc Lynam

I hate the Daily Mail

Jun 19, 2011

7,339

• Oct 17, 2018

• #1

Was it back in the 80's that you would get Tiger Tokens for gifts at the petrol station, Coffee machines, Hand held TV?

What did you save up for, if you can remember?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoA7nrwSv8M

 

Two Professors

Two Mad Professors

Jul 13, 2009

7,617

Multicultural Brum

• Oct 17, 2018

• #2

The tiger's tails from the '60's were better.

 

Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker

Feb 20, 2017

25,353

Sussex by the Sea

• Oct 17, 2018

• #3

I know we had a couple of them there highly useful breakdown emergency lamp/torch/hazard light thingies on a great black hanging strap.

Possibly a flask too.

 

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger

NSC Patron

May 8, 2007

13,081

Toronto

• Oct 17, 2018

• #4

My brother worked at Esso and managed to "acquire" lots of tiger tokens. He used to give me the catalogue and ask me what I wanted for my birthday (I was about 7 at the time). The one thing I remember him getting me was a Bush Radio Alarm Clock; I had it for at least 10 years.

 

A

AnotherArch

Northern Exile

Apr 2, 2009

1,197

Stockport & M62

• Oct 17, 2018

• #5

All their products were good quality. I remember getting quite a few set of towels, of all things. Can't remember what else I got then, but doing 40-odd thousand miles a year led to a load of tokens!

 

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger

NSC Patron

May 8, 2007

13,081

Toronto

• Oct 17, 2018

• #6

This is what I had

 

Doc Lynam

I hate the Daily Mail

Jun 19, 2011

7,339

• Oct 17, 2018

• Thread starter
• #7

Lovely stuff

 

FatSuperman

Well-known member

Feb 25, 2016

2,908

• Oct 17, 2018

• #8

I got the cap, T-shirt and bum bag and I wore them all at once.

In hindsight this was a terrible decision.

 

jonnyrovers

mostly tinpot

Aug 13, 2013

1,181

Shoreham-by-Sea

• Oct 17, 2018

• #9

I got a big poster of the tiger & it gave me nightmares for years.

 

M

maffew

Well-known member

Dec 10, 2003

9,002

Worcester England

• Oct 17, 2018

• #10

I cant remember. I completed this though. And it fell apart

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232918076999

 

Doc Lynam

I hate the Daily Mail

Jun 19, 2011

7,339

• Oct 17, 2018

• Thread starter
• #11

FatSuperman said:

I got the cap, T-shirt and bum bag and I wore them all at once.

In hindsight this was a terrible decision.

Click to expand...

Strong look though!

 

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger

NSC Patron

May 8, 2007

13,081

Toronto

• Oct 17, 2018

• #12

FatSuperman said:

I got the cap, T-shirt and bum bag and I wore them all at once.

In hindsight this was a terrible decision.

Click to expand...

That sounds quite Alan Partridge.

 

The Clamp

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jan 11, 2016

26,054

West is BEST

• Oct 17, 2018

• #13

I think Dad got a set of milk glasses with Gotta Lotta Bottle emblazoned upon them. He genuinely looked gutted when I dropped one at the table during Sunday Roast. Soaking the beef joint and roasties in milk and cracking the glass clean in two. I don't think he had the patience to save them up for anything substantial.

 

South Stand Bonfire

Who lit that match then?

NSC Patron

Jan 24, 2009

2,498

Shoreham-a-la-mer

• Oct 17, 2018

• #14

Not sure if this link will work, but I still have these from the early 70s, collected from Shell .

 

Sheebo

Well-known member

Jul 13, 2003

29,319

• Oct 17, 2018

• #15

FatSuperman said:

I got the cap, T-shirt and bum bag and I wore them all at once.

In hindsight this was a terrible decision.

Click to expand...

I think I did the same but admittedly was about 8. This was def the 90s OP?!

 

Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ

Hove / Παρος

Apr 7, 2006

6,752

Hove / Παρος

• Oct 17, 2018

• #16

During the early 90s I rocked the shirt, the cap, the bumbag and the drink bottle. Sometimes simultaneously, sometimes solo!

EDIT: Sometimes sideways too apparently...

 

Goldstone1976

We Got Calde in!!

Helpful Moderator

NSC Patron

Apr 30, 2013

14,120

Herts

• Oct 17, 2018

• #17

Did they do mugs? I think my granddad collected mugs. *nods*

 

Doc Lynam

I hate the Daily Mail

Jun 19, 2011

7,339

• Oct 18, 2018

• Thread starter
• #18

Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;8636074 said:

During the early 90s I rocked the shirt, the cap, the bumbag and the drink bottle. Sometimes simultaneously, sometimes solo!

EDIT: Sometimes sideways too apparently...

Click to expand...

Was that the Esso T Shirt?

 

Doc Lynam

I hate the Daily Mail

Jun 19, 2011

7,339

• Oct 18, 2018

• Thread starter
• #19

South Stand Bonfire said:

View attachment 101375

Not sure if this link will work, but I still have these from the early 70s, collected from Shell .

Click to expand...

Just wait for the antiques road show to rock into town!

 

Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ

Hove / Παρος

Apr 7, 2006

6,752

Hove / Παρος

• Oct 18, 2018

• #20

Doc Lynam said:

Was that the Esso T Shirt?

Click to expand...

Yep, also had the sweater